Panomundo

Charysse Tia Harper

Panomundo

Charysse Tia Harper

Documentary

Feature

Los Angeles

The steelpan is the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century. "Panomundo" explores the history of the steelpan from its origins in the ghetto of Trinidad & Tobago to its influence in popular communities in New York City, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Bern (Switzerland), and Abuja (Nigeria).

The steelpan is the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century. "Panomundo" explores the history of the steelpan from its origins in the ghetto of Trinidad & Tobago to its influence in popular communities in New York City, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Bern (Switzerland), and Abuja (Nigeria).

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RAISED $3,140

for PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION

21 supporters, 84 followers

About The Project

The Caribbean culture needs more attention. What we are trying to do is highlight a sound that can be heard in 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P," The Little Mermaid's "Under the Sea," and "Kokomo," by the Beach Boys, to name a few. That sound originated from Trinidad & Tobago and has been embraced by those who have no idea the struggles behind it.

- Keith Musaman Morton

When you say "Caribbean," people think of the beaches, tropical weather, island blends of food and music. For the music, reggae comes to the forefront, but there is also the steelpan.

Steelpan music has soared off the island and now stands among numerous countries of the world. By completing Panomundo, we will be able to fully record the emigration of the steelpan from Trinidad & Tobago to the entire world.

- Charysse Tia Harper

Incentives

$5

You will receive a postcard from Nigeria, handwritten by Charysse, Danny, or Keith. The postcard will tell you how wonderful you are for supporting us in our wacky adventure.

$10

For $10.00 we will make you a personalized video thank you, and retweet it on Twitter or Facebook or Google+ or LinkedIn. There will possibly be more dancing in the video.

$25

You get everything listed above, plus Danny will NOT be dancing in your personalized video(a $$$ value). As well as that, you get a personal 30 minute phone call with the producers talking about whatever you want. Need someone to listen to your poetry and/ or give you praise or critique? This is it. Having relationship troubles? We can talk this through!!!

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$50

Charysse will send you a personally made video of her Judo skills and technique. Bet you didn't know that she could protect the village, did you?

Claimed: 0 of 5

$75

Live in the Los Angeles area? Have one drink with the producers, Charysse Tia Harper and Danny Derakhshan - on their dime! We will talk about your life's goals, your passions, our goals, our passions. We could even become best friends.*

Also know that your contribution of $75 and up will get us to Nigeria. CHEERS TO THAT!

*Best friends not guaranteed, but we will stay connected one way or another.

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$100

Have you ever tried Trinidad & Tobago cuisine? Well this is your chance!

The producers plus you and a friend will all go out to a nice Caribbean restaurant in the Los Angeles area to eat, drink, and dance the night away. At your convenience, we'll talk about the 'date night' when you're ready.

Local please. If you are not local, please get yourself to L.A. and we'll hook it up!

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$200

Got something you'd like a professional video of, such as a birthday, graduation, a rocking party, or want us to direct and produce a promo video for your non-profit? We can do it.

For your donation, you get a phone consultation of 30 minutes with us, a full day of filming, and a finished full resolution video on DVD of your special event plus digital download.

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How much would you like to pledge?

$5

You will receive a postcard from Nigeria, handwritten by Charysse, Danny, or Keith. The postcard will tell you how wonderful you are for supporting us in our wacky adventure.

$10

For $10.00 we will make you a personalized video thank you, and retweet it on Twitter or Facebook or Google+ or LinkedIn. There will possibly be more dancing in the video.

$25

You get everything listed above, plus Danny will NOT be dancing in your personalized video(a $$$ value). As well as that, you get a personal 30 minute phone call with the producers talking about whatever you want. Need someone to listen to your poetry and/ or give you praise or critique? This is it. Having relationship troubles? We can talk this through!!!

Claimed: 0 of 20

$50

Charysse will send you a personally made video of her Judo skills and technique. Bet you didn't know that she could protect the village, did you?

Claimed: 0 of 5

$75

Live in the Los Angeles area? Have one drink with the producers, Charysse Tia Harper and Danny Derakhshan - on their dime! We will talk about your life's goals, your passions, our goals, our passions. We could even become best friends.*

Also know that your contribution of $75 and up will get us to Nigeria. CHEERS TO THAT!

*Best friends not guaranteed, but we will stay connected one way or another.

Claimed: 0 of 10

$100

Have you ever tried Trinidad & Tobago cuisine? Well this is your chance!

The producers plus you and a friend will all go out to a nice Caribbean restaurant in the Los Angeles area to eat, drink, and dance the night away. At your convenience, we'll talk about the 'date night' when you're ready.

Local please. If you are not local, please get yourself to L.A. and we'll hook it up!

Claimed: 0 of 5

$200

Got something you'd like a professional video of, such as a birthday, graduation, a rocking party, or want us to direct and produce a promo video for your non-profit? We can do it.

For your donation, you get a phone consultation of 30 minutes with us, a full day of filming, and a finished full resolution video on DVD of your special event plus digital download.

Current Team

About This Team

Our team is made up of the following:

KEITH MUSAMAN MORTON – co-director & producer/CEO Komonopromo. He is Black British and lives in London. Keith co-directed and co-produced A Brief History (2011), which gives an introduction to Notting Hill Carnival in London. He directed Day One, which won the "Audience Choice Award" at the New York International Film Festival (April 2011). He also directed and edited T&T 50 in Fifteen (2012), a look at important events that have occurred during the 50 years of Trinidad & Tobago’s independence.

He supports independent films by hosting "Bringing Sunshine to October," a month-long film series to commemorate Black History Month in the United Kingdom.

Keith was born in Birmingham, UK. He volunteers at the local homeless shelter weekly. Keith also uses his talents as a builder having restored libraries and museums in London. He holds a BA degree in Film & Television Studies from Brunel University in London.

CHARYSSE TIA HARPER - the co-director & producer/CEO Xplore the World. She is a dual citizen of Trinidad & Tobago and the United States of America. She directed/produced The Other Side of Carnival (2010), where it won "Best International Documentary Short" (ITN Distribution & Media Festival 2011) and "Best Cultural Documentary" (New York International Film Festival 2011) at film festivals. She was the Director of Photography and producer of T&T 50 in Fifteen (2012).

Her passion is helping others through education and entertainment. Charysse has recently completed a video for the American Red Cross for their National Volunteer Week (April 21st-27th 2013).

Charysse holds an MA in Management & Leadership from Webster Graduate School in London and BA degrees in Film and Journalism from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. She is a member of Citizens and Friends of Trinidad & Tobago in Los Angeles and Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West (BADWest). Charysse resides in southern California.

BRANDON MUSSELMAN comes from a family of artists—painters and craftsmen—so it is no surprise that he is creative. He began painting and drawing from the time he could hold a pencil. Born and raised in Southern California, he regularly watched the Discovery Channel and read National Geographic, which inspired him to travel around the world taking photographs. At the age of 18, he received his first professional camera, which he utilized as he enrolled in photography classes. While attending university, he realized that he could combine his love of photography and film as becoming a director of photography.

Brandon graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Cinema and Television Production in 2005. He has been Director of Photography on a features, numerous short films and music videos. He was the Director of Photography on "The Other Side of Carnival," which won Best International Documentary Short and Best Cultural Documentary at respective film festivals. Brandon will be the Director of Photography on "Panomundo."

DANNY DERAKHSHAN is a writer, film director, and producer working in the Bay Area & Los Angeles. Born and raised in Oklahoma, his need to make movies pulled him to California in 2006. Before starting his own production company, he has worked in sales and business development in the technology field. He learned the basics of filmmaking early on by being in every area of production on minor and major music videos, commercials, narrative films, and documentaries. He directed "Homeless Pride" and "BLACKENED", which have both played at the Flicker Film Festival in Los Angeles. His film "Skater Girls", a co-production with FredRose Films LLC and Lone Bird Productions, was awarded at the first annual Red Rock Film Festival. He is also executive producer for the narrative horror film "Little Reaper".

Danny spends his free time working on Industry Minds, a non-profit that is geared towards improving the success factor of emerging talent in the entertainment industry. His vision is to create commercially successful as well as artistically challenging films.

NICK BROSCO is a Los Angeles-based film editor who has been working in the area for the past five years. His interest in non-linear editing began at age twelve, when he taught himself Adobe Premiere Pro. After transitioning to the Apple Macintosh platform, he taught himself Final Cut Pro, which led him to certifying and becoming an Apple Certified Professional in the application. Nick now edits using Avid Media Composer, and is considered an Avid Certified User. He also has extensive knowledge of other post-production software such as Motion, Color, Compressor, Adobe After Effects, REDCINE-X, DaVinci Resolve, and many more.

Nick is most known for editing short and feature-length films, commercials, and music videos. Most notably, he was the editor on a feature-length documentary, “The Other Side of Carnival”, which has won two awards and has been shown in the US, UK, Germany, Antigua and Trinidad & Tobago. He currently holds B.A. in Cinema and Television Arts from Cal State University Northridge, which he earned in 2012.

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